AGING IN THE PIKE PEAKS REGION Aging Begins with Birth A report from The Innovations in Aging Collaborative April 2015 Tucker Hart Adams, Ph.D. Summit Economics LLC Cindy DeGroen Colorado State Demography Office Funding for this report provided through a grant from the RNR Foundation and additional support from El Paso County and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging. Innovations in Aging appreciates the support and guidance from the following people who helped with this report: BJ Scott, Cofounder of Innovations in Aging Collaborative Christopher Garvin, Deputy Executive Director, Department of Human Services El Paso County Guy Dutra-Silveira, Director, Pikes Peak Area Council, Governments Area Agency on Aging David Lord, Civic Leader, Community Volunteer Sara Honn Qualls, Ph.D., Director, Gerontology Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Stephen M. Bender, LCSW, Associate Director Outreach Programs, Gerontology Center, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Winter Park Health Care Foundation And a special thank you to all of the IIAC board members who provided data and made suggestions to improve this report. Copyright © 2015 by Innovations in Aging Collaborative Permission is granted to reprint from this report with credit given to Innovations in Aging Collaborative. For more information contact Innovations in Aging Collaborative at
[email protected]. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 8 I. THE AGING POPULATION IN EL PASO COUNTY 11 Male/Female Imbalance 15 Household Composition 16 Veterans 17 Diversity 18 Where Do El Paso County Seniors Live Today? 19 The Frail Elderly 21 II. THE AGING POPULATION IN TELLER COUNTY 23 Male/Female Imbalance 26 Household Composition 27 Veterans 28 Diversity 29 Where Do El Paso County Seniors Live Today? 29 III.